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March 8, 1932. C, p HOUTSMA GRAIN BINDER CONSTRUCTION Filed April 23. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 cfzz vez? 202* Mwah 8, i932. c. P HoUTsMA GRAIN BINDER CONSTRUCTION Filed April 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Mar. 8, 1932 ,Perris-Nfl* offri-cs GRNELIUS EP. vHCUHI'SIOILA, 10F fOCHEY'EDAN, lIOMZA G'RMN BINDER CONSTRUCTION Y.ipplicatamand April .23,

The object lot my invention isto provide a grain binder construction 'of simple, 'durable ,and comparatively vinexpensive y manuv facture. l

Another object isto provide a grain binder 'construction embodying 'improvements over my Vv(3o-"pending 'application' filed January 7, 1926,5Serial No. 79,7 77, and `allov'ved November 24,1928, -Which issued into 1.3ate'r'1t No. .1,714,025 under date of May 21, r1929.

A Lfurther object of my invention `is to provide ,in -a vbinder construction, 'a main drive shaft and a. secondary drive shaft with all the operating part-s ofthe bin-der driven from these jtvvo shafts, 'whereby a direct transmission of power is obtained and consequently theelimination of loss of energy en-l countered'vvhere numerous operating connec- 2'0 tions arein'terposedbetween 'the drive shafts and the -inal pointof application of the poW- er for running Kthe binder.

More particularly, it 1s my object to pro.-

i vide a main drive shaft driven from the bull Wheelo't the 'binder With direct connections ,from this main drive shaft Yto the vpacker Vshaft and sickle oli xthe binder.

. A further obj ect -is to provide a secondary drive shaft driven from the main drive shaft With ymeans for driving the platform conveyor,the elevating conveyor, the floating conveyor, thetransfer roller interposed be tvve'en the upper endof the elevating conveyor and the binder deck and for driving the butter board.

Still a urtherobject is toprovide in connecti'on with the` frame of' .a binder in which the bull'Wheel is mounted, fa platform having its forward end lpivoted to the frame and its rear end supported by a caster Wheel.

Still a further object is to support the i binder seat on the platform Whereby the Weight of the driver is imposed "on the bull Wheel for better traction, the driver being positioned directly back of the team pulling the binder, whereby side draft is reduced fconsiderably and the driver may drive in a standing @position it he-so desires. Y

,Sti-ll a further Objectis to provide a moditied torm ot construction in which the -seat 1929. Serial No. 357,415.

brdlren 'away and omitted to conserve space.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the binder looking at it Vfr'omt'he lelft hand side 'of Figure :1.

Figure l is an enlarged detail sectional 'View on the-line 'l-fief tFigure 3. l Y

Figure 5 iis an enlarged sectional View o' arfportion of Figure 3 illustratingv a caster vWheel vshaftvloc l Figure 6 Vis an enlarged sectional view on the 'line 6&6 of Figure 3. 1

Figure 7 'is an enlarged sectional viewy on the line 7-7 of Figure', illustrating the connection of my mechanism Vwith the butter board; and y l Figure 8 is a modi-lied form oi construction illustrati-ng a portion of Figure 3 to show a suspens-ion mea-ns whereby 'the seat platform is entirely supported on lthe binder lframe.

0n 'the accompanying drawings I have used 'the reference numeral 10 to indicate a bull Wheel. In connection With the bull Wheel 10 Iprovide a 'frame of improved construction consisting of a front arched frame member w12 and a similar member 14 at the rear of the frame. 4The frame members .12 and 1l are connected by bars 16 -and 18, to Which the a-Xle brackets 2O of the bull Wheel 10 are secu-red. The brackets 20 are part of a binder ot the ordinary construction but curved differently and may be secured to the trame bars 16 and 18 by means of bolts.

The frame members y12 and 14 have eXtensions 1'3 and 15 extending 'to and connected withthe platform 17 of the binder. A brace 19 is provided in connection With the member 12 and the member 13 and extends forwardly to serveas a connecting arm for the tongue truck. The forward end of the bracey nism 24 is a main drive shaft 26 supported in .bearings 28 and 30.V The clutch mechanism 24 is operatively ycontrolled by a control rod 32 Vwitha crank pin 120. The crank pin 120 The bearing member 30 ris fformedoma v'cfoacts with lan actuating arm 122 on the butbracket 34, which is provided with a vertical l bearing 36 in which is journaled'av sickle drive shaft. By means of a bevel gearconnection '438, the sickle driveshaft rotates ay small'liywheel with crank pin 40, thereby reciprocating a connecting link 4 2.l

the sickle bar44.

The connecting link 42is'"connected'dwith The deer' or he binaefxis'indicaaa at; 46

and is supported by brackets 48 extending to a sliding angle 50 and'bya pulley 52. The

fendiof the bushing orthe sleeve 62.

.pulley '52 lis supported on bracing '55," the lowerend of which -is secured t'o .a projection '53 on the bracket`34. 'track' member -57 on lthe binder frame coacts with the pulleyy 52. p

The'angle 5'0 slides in brackets 54,V A'packer ,shaft 56l is rotatably"suppo'rted'in 'a bearing secured to one of the frame bars'18,l and Vadditionally supported in any desired manner.' f f i ,A'sleeve 62 is'journaled inthe bearing 60 vand is provided with va square opening for the packershaft 56. A flange 64 Ais provided at 'one end of the sleeve 62-and a packer shaft Wheel 66 is adapted to'be secured to theother The packer shaft wheel 66 is provided with ayplurality of radially extending'rollersl68 v v is PrO-vided with a rbearing`149 in Vwhicl i `the rear ends of the rollerl 148 and the upper '84 are secured to the second drive' shaft 74,

as yclearly shownin Figure 2. The vsprocket 82'is adapted to `be connected by a chain86 with the sprocket'88'for driving` the platform conveyor 90. o Y i The sprocket 84 is adapted to be connected by a chain 92 with an elevating conveyor sprocket 94 and a floating conveyor sprocket 96. Thechain 92 Vextends over an vidler 98, vwhich is journaled ona bracket 100. The

bracket l100 is 'adjustablel up and ldown in guides 102, whereby the chain 92 may be changeably tightened, as desired. `v

' The elevating conveyor and floating conveyor rollers, driven. by the sprockets 94'and 96 are indicated at 104 and 106respectively.

Securedto the bracket 108 which has the` bearings 28 and 8 formed thereon, isa bearter board 124 in the usual manner. A pair of .ears 126 :extend from the butterboard shaft bearing 117 and have an arm 128 pivoted "'Ythere'toland connected by a link 130 with the butter board inthe usual manner., The squared shaft 112 andthe squaresockv etlofthe'butteriboard 'shvaft`116 allow for slight dierencesin positions of the shaft 116 relative to the `shaft 1 12ito-.acconm'iodatedifferent slanting positions of butterboards. The butter boards on different machines are 'slightly Vdifferent in slant and the shaft 116 maythusbe adjusted square with the butter board. i"

9 8 are ymounted ona plate 132 secured to the to-p vofthe franiemember 12 which extends upwardly, as clearly shown'in `Figure 3. ,A

cross member 134 braces the plate an'dhas a downwardly eXtending` portion indicated 136 in whichisfjournaled a shaft138.y A bevel giear140 is secured to the shaft 138 for coacting with the bevel gear 118.A `Also secured to the'shaft 138 is a'gear 142 adapted tomesh with a I'Jinion1144ony a transfer roller shaft 146.v .T he transfer rollerisfindicated 311148- g i vThe rear lower endl of the cross'brace 134 roller of the conveyor 104 y,are journaled.

A bearingbracket 1501 may be secured to the cross memberV 134 for supportingtheuppere'nd of the Vfloatingconveyor V 106. The

cross member i 134 is loopedA backwardly, as

.indicated at 152 to allow tall grainto passtherethrough. The portion152`is provided withY a cross arm154 connected by means of braces .156 with the frame members 14 and 18.

The' bearing150 isof floating type. y

` In 'connection with the binder frame I provide a platform frame consisting of side members 158 having downturned ends 160 adapt-' with a plurality of openings sothat they may be vertically adjusted relative to the binder frame.; The. seat y168 usually provided in connection with the binder is secured to the platform 164.

At the rear end of the f ame members 158 I provide a vertical bearing member 17 O having a vertical shaft 172 journaled therein. A supporting arm 174 extends from the lower end of the shaft 172 and a brace 176 extends f from the upper end thereof.

In connection with a binder, a wheel 178 is always provided which is j ournaled on a shaft 180 having an upwardly extending portion 182 and a horizontally extending portion 184 of square cross section. The portion 184 terminates in a reduced round portion 188 having an enlarged head 188. The support-V ing arm 174 is provided with a square opening for the portion 184 of the shaft 180 and the brace 176 has an opening 190 large enough for the head 188 to extend through, after which the reduced portion 186 registers with the opening 190..

Referring to Figure 5, a spring actuated latch 192 is illustrated for the purpose of preventing removal of the shaft 180 from the members 174 and 176. A knob 194 is provided fo-r the latch 192 to enable the same to be manipulated as desired.

The wheel 178 and shaft 1,80 with its portions 182, 184, 186 and 188 are originally intended for insertion in an end of the binder frame and a similar device is used for the other end for transferring the binder from one field to another. I merely design the rear end of my platform so that onevof these Vwheels may be utilized for supporting the same. 'Ihe members 174 and 176 are suitably braced and spaced by means of a brace rod 196. y

Referring to the modified form shown in Figure 8, the caster wheel 178 may be dispensed with and a pair of rods 198 provided for entirely supporting the platform 164 relative to the binder frame. The ends of the rods 198 would be hooked for convenience in attaching` them.

Various advantages arise from constructing a binder as herein disclosed. The mechanism of the binder is driven by'direct connections so as to conserve power. rhe secondary drive shaft 74 is squared at its forward and rearward ends so that when a tractor is utilized for pulling the binder it may be connected with the forward end of this shaft.

r11h-e floating conveyor 106 has its upper end mounted in a slot 20() so that the upper end can float up and down depending on the amount of grain passing between the conveyors 104and 106. The bracket 150 would bepivoted for the same purpose. It will be noted that the drive chain 92 is arranged in such a manner that the sprocket 96 may travel up and down the portion of the chain between the sprockets 94 and 98 and still be driven in any of its positions The drivers seat- 168 is usually supported above platform and elevating conveyors and the driver must therefore always remainseated, since even'if he should have a platform to stand on when he gets tired sitting down,

there would be too much danger of falling into operating parts of the binder.

I have therefore mounted the platform 164 yin vtherear ofthe binder so as to get the driver away from a position above operating parts of the binder so that he can stand on the platform when he becomes tired of sitting down without danger of falling into moving lparts if he should fall from the platform.

This new position for the driver is much better from other standpoints. It lessens side draft, which is always considerable in a binder and which is enhanced by placing the Vdriver in the usual position above the platform and conveyors. The new position of the driver is also much better, as he can drive his horses much better, since the new position of the seat is directly behind them. The caster wheel 178 also acts as a stabilizing rudder for the binder and assists in reducing side draft.

A Referring to Figure 2 it will be noted that the supporting arm 17 4 is curved so that the wheel 178 is directly behind the pivot shaft 172 whereby the wheel acts in the capacity of a caster wheel.

The cross bar 134 takes the place of a light bar usually provided in binders to which the hood 47 of the binder is secured. rlthe cross bar 134 extending rearwardly 4and looping back and downwardly and then secured to the rear frame member 14 makes it much more substantial and a stronger means of support for the rear floating end of the upper conveyor.

The material ofthe bar 134, however, may not be quite heavy enough tosupport the bearings in front ofthe plate 182 and a casting could therefore be provided for bridging ythe space kbetween the downwardly extending end 136 of the cross bar 134 and the plate 182. This is merely a matter of design, however, and either suon construction or the construction I show would accomplish the same ultimate result.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device without departing from the real spirit .and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents, which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a binder construction, a frame, a bull wheel therein, a secondary drive sha-ft mounted along the side of the frame, said secondary device shaft having a sprocket thereon, elevating and floating conveyor rollers carried by the upper part of said frame and having their axes parallel with said secondary drive shaft, each roller having a sprocket, and

meansfor` actuating said rollersi comprising a chain extendingfrom the sprocket onl said :secondary drive shaft over `the sprocket of one ofthe lower of saidrollers and change'- 5' ably-under the sprocket ofthe upper floating one. s

' l2'. Ina binder construction, a frame, a bull wheel therein, a secondary drive shaft mounts ed along the side of the frame, said secondary "51C drive shaft having a sprocket thereon, elevating and' floating conveyor r-ollers carried by the upper part ofsaid frame'an'd having their axes parallel'with said secondary drive shaft, each roller having a sprocket, and

lmeans for actuating said rollers comprising a vchain vextending from the sprocket on said secondary drivevshaft to the sprockets-of said rollers, said chain extending over the elevating conveyor sprocket andiinderthe floating "zo conveyor sprocket and thenV over an idler sprocket j wherebyY vthe floating conveyor sprocket may move along the portion of the chain extending betweenthe-elevating con- 1 veyor 'sprocket and the idlersproolet and l zest-ill be driven thereby in any'of'its positions "cherealongy Y 3. In a binder construction, a frame, a bull wheel therein, a secondary drive shaft mount-k ed along the side of said frame, said secondary 3o drive shaft having a sprocket thereon, a platform conveyor' extending fromsaid frame, a chain connection from said secondary drive shaftto said platform conveyor, an elevating conveyor on'said frame, a chain connection from lthe front end of said Vsecondary drive Vshaft to said elevating conveyor, and means for' operatively connecting4 sai'd'secondary drive shaft with said bull wheel. Y. l Y In a binder construction, forward and 4o rearward upright frame members, aV cross vmember extending upwardly from the' front V frame member, then rearwardly and downwardly and again forwardly and having'its rear end secured to the rear frame member,

' 45 and a floating conveyor mounted in bearings, said 'bearings being floatingly arranged and one of them being supported Von said cross member. f

5. In `a binder construction, forward and "5o rearward upright frame members, a cross member having its forward end secured to the upper end of said front frame member and extending rearwardly therefrom, then downwardly and again forwardly and having its rear end secured to the rea-r frame member and a floating conveyor mounted in bearings, Said bearings being floatingly arranged and one of them being supported on said cross member. 7 v CORNELIUS P. HOU'ISMA. 

